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2009: Year in Review

As Governance Village takes its annual break for the holiday season, we highlight all of the best content, online activities and initiatives that took place in 2009.

January: Governance Innovation in the Andean Mountains
The product of a unique partnership between Governance Village, Save the Children Canada and its local partner K'anchay, in January we brought you a unique example of governance innovation taking place in the remote regions of central Bolivia. [CLICK HERE TO SEE SLIDESHOW]

February: Challenges Remain for Canada's gender equity funding
In February 2009, GV Correspondent Christopher Mason attended a conference on the state of gender equity funding in Canadian international development. He found that many challenges remain. [READ MORE]

March: Sudan's Female Legislators
As part of our 'Gender in Development' initiative, in March we featured a story on how Canadians are helping Sudanese parliamentarians become more effective legislators. [READ MORE]

April: Understanding Canada's for-profit development assistance
GV Correspondent Christoper Mason uncovers what role the Canadian private sector plays in development assistance.

Past e-Dialogues

Security Sector Reform e-Conference report now available
From May 4-8, 2009, Governance Village and CIGI held an e-Conference on the Future of Security Sector Reform. The virtual event brought together over 300 practitioners and experts from 50 countries. This report outlines some of the urgent challenges that must be addressed for the SSR model to bridge the policy-practice divide and realize its core aims. [DOWNLOAD]

e-Dialogue strengthens Canadian support for democracy
The end result of an e-Dialogue that took place in late 2008 in partnership with the Parliamentary Centre, this document outlines the narrative that took place during the event and will be used to influence future policy-making. [MORE]

Gender and Governance Features

In March 2009, Governance Village commissioned exclusive 'Gender and Governance' content to coincide with International Women's Day. Click here to read the features.

Voices

	STEVEN LANGDON Poverty, People and Economics
	ELAISHA STOKES The Heat Beat
	CHRIS MASON Radio Silence
	PAST GV BLOGS Eyes on Life in South America Minor Truths Governance and Development Groundhog Day

Profiles

ROZENA MAART: GENDER EQUALITY FROM CAPE TOWN TO CANADA

"You don’t say “change”; you say “grow” because people don’t want to change. But men, women, lovers, boyfriends, friends, mothers, fathers, uncles -- everyone has to change" [MORE]

DEBRA SIMPSON: GENDER 'AS A WAY OF LIFE'

"Every kind of presence has an impact. I discovered – and it wasn't a big surprise – that with respect to gender dynamics, there are more commonalities between our countries and cultures than we're often prepared to admit." [MORE]

JEMMA KUMBA: SUDAN'S FEMALE GOVERNOR

"Women want to influence issues that affect their lives, but don’t usually see politics as a vehicle for doing so. They’re told that politics is for men. That needs to change." [MORE]

PAUL POLAK: POVERTY REDUCTION REVOLUTIONARY

"Poverty reduction is just a byproduct of what I like to do. I like to ask questions and satisfy my curiosity. It's not a dreary, dry, depressing topic - it's a hell of a lot of fun." [MORE]

IAN SMILIE: DIAMONDS AND DEVELOPMENT

"People said: 'Diamonds were sexy; it was easy.' Well, diamonds weren't sexy and it wasn't easy. To get a global certification system for all rough diamonds was a total pipe dream. But we did." [MORE]

Tools

Global Integrity Report
The Global Integrity Report is a tool for understanding governance and anti-corruption mechanisms at the national level. [MORE]

Freedom in the World, 2009
According to Freedom House, 2008 marked the third consecutive year in which global freedom suffered a decline.[MORE]

Governance Toolkit
This tool offers information and measurement tools for key governance issues. [MORE ]

Measuring Governance: A Handbook
A comprehensive tool for assessing trends in governance and democracy. [MORE]

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